Top 50 phrases to get by Italy: Getting around and shopping

💬 [Dov'è] is short for [dove è]. Italian often contracts this in speech and writing, just like [com'è] for [come è].

💬 [dell'] is [di] + [la] merged before a word starting with a vowel: [della stazione], but [dell'autobus]. The same kind of merging happens a lot in Italian, so it's worth getting used to spotting it.

💬 [Dov'è] is short for [dove è]. You'll see the same squeeze in other common questions, like [com'è?] for [come è?].

💬 In [ci arrivo], [ci] means "there," not "us." You can reuse it the same way in [ci vado] "I'm going there."

💬 [Può] here is the polite "you can," using the same he/she form Italians use for formal [Lei]. You'll hear the same pattern in [ha], [vuole], [sa].

🇮🇹 This is a normal polite way to ask staff, hotel reception, or a stranger for help. It lands more respectful than a direct command.

💬 [A che ora] is the fixed way to ask "at what time." Use it with other verbs too: [A che ora apre?] or [A che ora chiude?].